How many rackets do Chinese pros have?

[Jan_]

I've heard that most European pros have at least 2 rackets, their main one that they use in their practice and one in case anything happens to their main.

What about Chinese players? I remember when Fan was with Stiga a few years ago and he had the bastard Viscaria, did he only use that one with just a random second, or are they more like Timo and have a gazilion different blades and they play with all of them? The Chinese seem to be more invested in learning their equipment and I don't expect them to change much, but is that the case?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

1 one each hand?

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

jokes aside.
Timo or was it Dima had 6 at one time
many have 3 to 4 at the training hall

I doubt it will be 2, 2 sounds too little

PS. FZD one was just butterfly blade with stiga handle.
I know former Tibhar player who sent his own "purchased" other brands blade to Tibhar to rework the handle to Tibhar handle.
That player sent 10 at a time to be reworked, so I'm sure FZD is not only 1 blade

 

[igorponger]

Monthly supply to China national team from a factory store directly, 20 pieces of rubbers per player. The used rubbers collected in a big red box. You can get those from a china dealer at prott. Net

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Monthly supply to China national team from a factory store directly, 20 pieces of rubbers per player.

20???
haha, yes igor, 20 per player
what ever you say

The used rubbers collected in a big red box. You can get those from a china dealer at prott. Net

wow, so how did prott change the used rubbers to new rubbers. I mean, after cutting, it becomes uncut again.

 

[Zwill]

wow, so how did prott change the used rubbers to new rubbers. I mean, after cutting, it becomes uncut again.

I heard people smuggle them out from DHS in their bumm by the carton box.

Prott does sell some used rubbers too tho. Probably the beginner smugglers start with cut sheets.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

I heard people smuggle them out from DHS in their bumm by the carton box.

Prott does sell some used rubbers too tho. Probably the beginner smugglers start with cut sheets.

must be some big bumm

 

[Silver Server]

I heard people smuggle them out from DHS in their bumm by the carton box.

Prott does sell some used rubbers too tho. Probably the beginner smugglers start with cut sheets.

That explains why they cut corners.

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

That explains why they cut corners.

careful, too many cut corners are cheaper rubbers and smells bad

 

[Aizen]

Timo had 12 in this video we might say, he is a de-facto Chinese.
(he glues 6 of them but while noting, he starts from 7th, probably he had already glued 6 before)

I'm not sure about Chinese pro's because they need boosting, It could be less or more, but I guess they have less racket but more frequent boosting + gluing.

As I remember Heming Hu was mentioning DHS sending 100 sheets of rubber annually. We may derive that each week they have 2 two sheets, so each sheet should be used a week or two at max. We may say they have 2-3 setup.

 

[mcfly]

you'd be surprised at how many setups an amateur has...

 

[Lazer]

you'd be surprised at how many setups an amateur has...

I know, I got 4 similar ones. All equipped with H3 provincial and Donic Accusa S2 or 729 Dragon F.
2 * Nittaku S-CZ, and 2 * Donic Appelgren WC 89. Both blades having the same construction and being made by soulspin Germany. Maybe the Nittaku is a minimal tad faster...

And then we have 25 other setups that I don't use right now...

Cheers
L-zr

 

[Tyce]

Wcq only had one apparently when it got broken

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

As I remember Heming Hu was mentioning DHS sending 100 sheets of rubber annually. We may derive that each week they have 2 two sheets, so each sheet should be used a week or two at max. We may say they have 2-3 setup.

igor must be right, CNT gets 20
Aussie gets 100

CNT gets 20, so that is 10 pairs for 52 weeks,
each pair must last 5 weeks, and no spare racket, so, you will watch ma long and fzd/wcq etc ordering online from prott

 

[ttarc]

igor must be right, CNT gets 20
Aussie gets 100

CNT gets 20, so that is 10 pairs for 52 weeks,
each pair must last 5 weeks, and no spare racket, so, you will watch ma long and fzd/wcq etc ordering online from prott

20 rubbers per month and player...

Cho Seungmin changes/changed rubbers every three to seven days

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/how-often-do-pros-change-their-equipment.27526/

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

20 rubbers per month and player...

Cho Seungmin changes/changed rubbers every three to seven days

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/how-often-do-pros-change-their-equipment.27526/

Ah
I didnt see monthly but that is still wrong haha

I was told they get 50pcs to 100pcs per side at a time.
And cnt team manager will place orders monthly and players can request more anytime.
There is no limits

I posted the order form many years ago and on there is the quantities

 

[Jan_]

you'd be surprised at how many setups an amateur has...

Nope, I have like 20 blades and play with only one. I'm the definition of equipment junkie.

 

[Jan_]

Ah
I didnt see monthly but that is still wrong haha

I was told they get 50pcs to 100pcs per side at a time.
And cnt team manager will place orders monthly and players can request more anytime.
There is no limits

I posted the order form many years ago and on there is the quantities

Makes sense, each player may like changing at different times and at different frequencies.